They set up an immigration base amid construction warnings. A grief-stricken young person mourns family and vows to fulfill their final wish, while an older cultivator admits he sacrificed an entire village to force the youth into the Foundation Stage. The youth protests, fearing the breakthrough will be unstable and that stronger rivals could outpace him. The cultivator says blood-sacrifice techniques are his practice and even threatens to kill the youth after he breaks through. He spots a nearby wasteland settlement for the next sacrifice, and a captured woman is dismissed as entertainment, their fates left unresolved.